Nozzle tip holder



March 29,1932. E. \D. REMVILLARD 1,851,373 I NOZZLE TIP HOLDER l iledJan. 11. 1930 Patented ill/lair; 29, 1932 was rares- EDGAR D..BEIwZILLAED, OF WILLIAM STOWN, .MASSACHUSETTS NOZZLE rInHoLnnnApplication filed January 11, .1930. Serial No. 420,185 1 This inventionrelates to a support for tubular objects, and is particularly adaptedfor supportingreducing nozzle tips, on fire apparatus.

Anjobject of the invention is to provide a holder that permits thesupporting of reducing nozzles of various sizes for storage ortransportation in such a manner that they may be removed from theholders with ease and dispatch when needed while being normally heldsecurely thereon.

Further objects of the, invention are toprovide a device of thecharacter referred to,

view, the invention consists of a novel construction, combination and.arrangement of parts which will be'hereinafter more specificallydescribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinisdisclosed an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understoodthat changes, variations, and modifications may be resorted to withoutdeparting fromthe spirit-of the invention and the scope of claims heretoappended. in the drawings wherein like reference characters designatelike, parts throughout the severalviews Figure 1 is a side elevationalView of a nozzle holder in accordancewith the present in- Vention,showing :a reducing nozzle tip supported thereon.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional View 1 through Figure 1;

. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View taken through'the-upper end ofthe holder.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 4 indicates generallya solid postpreferably formed of non-corrosive metal. It tapers from near its lowerto its upper end. The upper end of the post may be modified as desired,having in mind that the post is to receive the nozzle 5 circumposedthereover with the discharge end 6 ofthe nozzle adjacent the outer endof the post} a fragmentary detailed The upper end of the post 4 isformed with an axially extending slot 7, within which ispivotedintermediate its ends a bar The pivot consists of a pin 9 whichextends through an opening intermediate the endsof the bar 8 anditheends .ofthepivotare secured through the walls of the post onoppositesides of the slot 7.

. The fastening bar v.8 when turned trans versely of the axis, of thepost asshownfin' dotted lines in Fig; 3 ofthe drawings,,extend s acrossthe discharge end 6 of the nozzle and holds the nozzle firmly in placeas will be presently described.

Adjacent the lower endo'fthe post 4: there isformed an axiallyextending. slot 10 in com-. munication With; a" bore :12 which extendsalong the axis of the postfrom the lower end thereof. A cross bar 13extends throughand is carried slidablyinthe slot 10, It isformed onveach end with an upstanding lipil, 15.

intermediate the ends ofthe crossbar 13, there is formed a depending,cyli ndrical-. shaped lug 16 that rides in thejcircular guide channel orbore 12. A shank of a bolt 17 is anchored in the lower end or] thechannell2,

by means of the pin 18. The free end of the bolt shank'which projectsbelow the'post 4--is threaded as at 19 to receivethe nut-20.;

Confined in; the channel .12 is a {helical coiledspring 21', the upperend of which is disposed about the lug 16' on the lower endofthe'crossbarjl3and the'lower end of which is disposed againstthefinner end ofthe bolt. 1?. By means of this arrangement a nozzleplaced upon the post in thejmanner described will be yieldably heldbetwe-enlthecrossbar l3 andthe pivoted retaining bar8 against. fallingfrom the post and rattling The post 4; 1nay.be attac'hedtoa shelforrunning board or the like of the conventional the apparatus indicatedat 22by simply horing a hole 23 therethrough to receivezth e threadedprojecting end ofthe bolt17', and then screwing of the nut 20 on thethreaded per f tion 19 into tight abutment with the lower face oftheshelf or runningjboar'df22'or the like.

= To detachthenozzle5 from the pbsition n the .holder shown in Fig, 1,the nozzle is gripped in one hand and pressed inwardly. The lower end ofthe nozzle being in engagement with the cross bar 13 will move the crossbar inwardly against the action of the 5 spring 21. When the nozzle hasbeen pressed inwardly far enough to permit the bar 8 to be rotated onits pivot, within the slot 7 so as to be substantially axially alinedwith the slot and post, the nozzle may be removed from 10 the post 4. Toreplace the nozzle on the holder the fastening bar 8 is swung into axialalinement in the slot 7 and the nozzle then passed over the outer end ofthe post, into place with its large end on the cross bar 13, the crossbar is then depressed against the action of the spring 21 in the bore 12by pushing on the nozzle, until the retaining bar 8 is freed to swing tothe transverse position, whereupon pressure upon the nozzle is released.

It is to be understood that by describing in detail herein, anyparticular form, structure, or arrangement, it is not intended to limitthe invention beyond the scope of the 25 several claims, or therequirements, of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is a a 1. Anozzle tip holder comprising a post having longitudinally spaced slotstherein, means for securing the post on a support, said post adapted forinsertion through the nozzle tip, a cross bar pivotally mounted in oneof the slots for engagement by the nozzle,

a transversely disposed cross bar mounted in the other slot forlongitudinal sliding movement on the post and engageable with the nozzletip, and resilient means engaged with the last named cross bar foryielding- 1y urging the nozzle tip toward the first named cross bar.

2. A nozzle tip holder comprising a post adapted for insertion throughthe nozzle tip and having aslot adjacent one end and further having alongitudinal bore communicating with the slot from saidione end, athreaded shank anchored in the bore and projecting from'the post, a nutthreaded on the shank and, in conjunction with said shank, constitutingmeans for securing the post on a support, a cross bar extendingtransversely through the slot for longitudinal sliding movement on thepost and engageable with one end of the nozzle tip, a

5 coil spring mounted in the post having one end engaged with the shankand its other end engaged with the cross bar for yieldingly urging thecross bar toward the free end of the post, and means on the free endportion of the post for engagement with the, other end of the nozzle tipfor co-action with the cross bar for retaining the nozzle tip on thepost.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

a EDGAR n. REMI'LLARD.

